diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/DemoActorClient.java b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/DemoActorClient.java
index 7b4523b30..5101034ba 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/DemoActorClient.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/DemoActorClient.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class DemoActorClient {
 
       try {
         // Waits for up to 1 second.
-        Thread.sleep((long) Math.rint(1000));
+        Thread.sleep((long) (1000 * Math.random()));
       } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         // We have been interrupted, so we set the interrupted flag to exit gracefully.
         Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/README.md b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/README.md
index f1dbef946..a9b0897a1 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/README.md
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/actors/http/README.md
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class DemoActorClient {
     
       try {
         // Waits for up to 1 second.
-        Thread.sleep((long) Math.rint(1000));
+        Thread.sleep((long) (1000 * Math.random()));
       } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         // We have been interrupted, so we set the interrupted flag to exit gracefully.
         Thread.currentThread().interrupt();